People who use their time pot
stirring about things they don't know the full story about then blast their
"facts" on the Internet may just be French models.

Why the need to yell when you don't have the facts? Why the need to worry what
others might be doing or who they might be speaking with? Why the desire to be
the greyhound event wrangler, keeping people separated?

I always thought it was about the
dogs. You remember the greyhounds, don't you?

The ex-racing dogs that you adopt
and care for and hold close to your heart.

So there is no misrepresentation of
the facts, while at a greyhound event this weekend I spoke with a whole bunch
of people. People who love greyhounds, I dared to speak with people who love
whippets, Italian greyhounds, Scottish deerhounds, Spanish galgos, Russian
wolfhound, Chinese crested and yellow labs. I spoke with those of different political
affiliations and religions. I spoke with people who live in other states and
other countries. And yes, I even spoke with those who feel differently
about greyhound racing than I do. I spoke with individuals who I’ve had
disagreements with in the past and even drew lines in the sand because of it.

Boy Howdy!! Call out the internet
police!!!!

In almost 20 years in the greyhound
community I never realized that talking to someone is a bad thing. Is talking
to others not how we enact change, how we meet in the middle and how we come to
an understanding that we can all agree upon?

Well if I’m a bad person for speaking with others then I wear that badge with
pride!

I’ve spoken about the sins of “humane advocate protectors” in the past, but
since there are Internet talking heads who present themselves as so righteous,
now might be a good time to remind those who consider themselves to be
pro-racing that the pro-racing side needs to cleanse its ranks of those who
advocate violence, slander & cyber bullying. When the pro-racing side has
individuals trashing adoption group booths, looking to slash tires of people
they do not agree with and dictating who can talk to whom then the pro-racing
side is no better than the “humane advocate protectors".

What am I?

I am and always will be
pro-greyhound and will strive to do what I feel is best for the
greyhounds.

I will not stoop to the hissing and
hooting of the Internet nor will I condone the actions of those who break the
law.

Be not afraid to attend a greyhound event. Meet
and speak to others. You may not agree with everyone you meet or everything you
hear, but you will learn and grow. And hopefully you will always remember to do
what is in your heart as well as your head regarding the ex-racing greyhound
based on your own experiences and not be an Internet minion.

Friday, April 10, 2015

Yesterday (April 9) a
tornado struck in Rochelle, Illinois totally destroying the home of a greyhound
volunteer/adopter and one who has cared for her dogs and cats for years. Not
only was her home destroyed, she lost a few of her pets in the tragedy.

The life of this greyhound lover has been turned upside down. While we
can’t undo the damage that was done by this tornado, we can help with the
rebuilding process.

A GoFundMe account has been set up for Emily Dickow. Any help you can
offer is greatly appreciated.

As a friend of Emily
said ~ "Emily helps so many people and animals. She has such a huge
heart"